Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-26

law OF J8uu8IY uG4t buCc0CuAh8 thoAA WV
ion, Three Justices shall he elected for
he full term ct the general State election
leld in eighteen hundred and ninety; an9
It the general election held every fourtn
rear thereafter, two Justices shall be elect
hat in every twelfth year thereafter, three
Justices thall be elected for full terms. II
he Chief Justice, or any Justice, becomes
disqualified, ,either mentally
office, and such fact is certified to the Gov
ernor by Ave Justices, one Of whom may pe
he Chief Justice in case OF the disaDliity OF
q Justice, the office OF such dfsquaiinea
person becomes immedisteiy ysrs vacant ~ V two
hundred and nfty (25o) dollars per month
for the remainder OF his term. II vacancy
exist or occur in the office OF Justice, the
Governor shall appoint person 10 nolo .ns
term. The Governor shall appoint Justice
to hold office as Justice for tho unexpired
term of the late Chief Justice.
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
To propose to the, people Of the State an
amendment to the Constitution Of the
state. relative to the salaries OF the
judiciary Department.
Resolved, That the Legislature OF the State
of California, at Its regular session, COM
mencing on the third day OF January, A. ID.
Thirds Of ali members elected to each Of the
two Houses OF said Legislature voting In
favor thereof, hereby propose that section
seventeen, of Article vi, OF the Constitution
Of said State, be amended SO as to read as
follows
Section II. The Justices of the Supreme
Court. and Judges of the Superior Court.
shall severally, at stated times during their
continuance in office, receive for their
increased or diminished a ter their election,
nor during the term for which they shall
have been elected. The salary Of the JUS
tices of the Supreme Court shall be paid by
the State. One-half OF the salary OF escn ca
State; the other half thereof shall be Psid
by the county for VT ich he Is elected. Inc
annual salaries of the Justices OF the Su-
prems Court shall be seven thousand nve M
preme Court Commissioners six thousand
dollars (S6OOO) each. Until otherwise
changed by the Legislature. the Superior
Court Judges shall receive an annual salary
Of three Thousand dollars each. payable
monthly. except the Judges OF the CITY and
county OF San Francisco. and the counties
Of Alameda, Los Angeles. Santa Clara, fuba
and Sutter combined, Sacramento, Butte,
Nevada San DIEGO San Bernardino. bernard s 20 thnn nss
sand dollars. and the Judges of the counties
of rulare. Mnnterey, SOnoma and San Joa-
Guin shall receive four thousand dollars
each.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
A Resolution to propose an amendment to
section eight, Of Article XII, Of the Con-
stitution Of the State Of California, re-
cities OF more than one hundred thou
sand inhabitants, and for cities OF over
ten thousand and loss than one hundred
thousand inhabi ants.
Resolred, That the Legislature of the
State of California, at its regular session,
Il. tvd lax, nf Ton
eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, two.
birds of all the members elected to each of
the two Houses of said Legislature voting
in favor thereof, hereby propose that Sec
ton eight, of Article XII. of the Constitu.
ton of said tate, be amended SO as to read
as follows:
Section s. Any city containing popula.
ton of mere than one hundred thousand
Inhabitants may frame a charter for its own
government, consistent with and subject to
the Constitution and laws OF tn, state. by
shall have been for at least five years quail.
fed electors thereof, to be elected by the
qualified voters of such city, at any general
or special election, whose duty 1t shall be,
within ninety days after such election, to
prepare and propose a charter for such city.
which shall be signed in duplicate by the
members of such Board, or q majority of
them. and returned, one copy thereof to the
asssr Msss Of sues other city, 'ss asd ss'Siss
to the Recorder Of Deeds of the
county. Such proposed charter shall
then be published in two daily papers Of
general circulation in .uch city, for at least
twenty da,s; and within not less than thirty
days after such publication 1t shall be sub
mitted 10 the qualified electors of such city,
at general or special ele ction, and II ma.
jority of such qualified electors voting
after be submitted to the Legislature Tor its
approval o. rejection as whole, without
power of alteration or amendment; and If
approved by a majority vote of the members
elected to each House, 1t shall become the
solldated with county. then of such city
and county, and shall become the organic
law thereof, and supersede any existing
charter, and all amendments thereof, and
all special laws inconsistent with such char
ter. A copy of such charter, certified by he
Mayor, or chief executive officer, and au-
tn nticated by the seal of such city, setting
forth the submission of such charter to the
electors, and its ratification by them, hall
the office of the Secretary of State. the other,
after being recorded in the Office of he Re
corder Of Deeds Of the county, among the
archives of the city. All Courts shall take
ratified may be amended at Intervals of not
less than two years, by proposals therefor.
submitted by legislative authority of the
city to the qualified voters thereof, at gen.
eral or special election held at least sixty
days after the publication of such proposals,
aud ratified by at least three-fifths of the
quslifed electors voting thereat, and ap-
proved by the Legislature as herein pro.
vided for the approval of the charter. In
submitting any such charter, or amendment
thereto, any alternative article or PROPOSE
tion may be presented for the choice of the
voters, and may be voted on separately
without prejudice to others. Any city
containing a population of more
than than one ss % hundred thousand u 0' inhaSi S5t
tants may frame charter for itsfown gov
rnment, con istent with and subject to the
Constitution and laws of this State, by caus-
ing Board of fifteen freeholders. who shall
have been for at least ive years qualified
electors thereof. to be elected by the quail
fied ters of said city, at any general or
special election, whose duty 1t shall be.
within ninety days after such election, to
prepare and propose charter for such city,
which shall be signed in duplicate by The
members of such Board, or a majority OF
them, and returned one copy thereof to the
Mayor. or other chief executive of said city,
and the other to the Recorder of the county.
Such proposed charter shall then be pub
lished In two daily papers OF general circu
lat on in such city, for at least twenty days;
and the first publication shall be made
within twenty days sfter the. completion of
days after such publication 1t shall be sub
mitted to the quslifed electors of said city,
at a general or special election, and If
majority OF such qualified electors voting
thereat shall ratify the same. 1t shall there
after be sub nitted to the Legislature for its
approval or rejection as a whole. without
power of alteration or amendment, and If
approved by a majority vote of the members
elected to each House, it shall become the
charter of such city and the organic law
thereof, and shall supersede any existing
charter, and any amendments thereof, and
alspecial laws inconsistent with such char
ter A copy of such charter, certified by the
Mayor, or chief executive officer, and anthem.
ticated by the seal of such city, setting
forth the submission of such charter to the
electors, and its ratification by them, shall
be made in duplicate an deoosited, one in
the Office OF the Secretary of State, and the
other, after b. ing recorded in said Recor-
der's office, shall be deposited in the arch.
ives of the city; and thereafter all Courts
| shall take judicial notice of said charter.
The charter so ratified may be amended, at
| intervals OF not less than two years, By pro-
posals therefor, submitted by the legislative
authority OF the city to the qualified electors
held at least sixty days after the publication